Early Access Review: Faeverse Alchemy is a puzzle matching game similar to Bejeweled but with a twist, that each new time you make a match, a new block type appears. Several game modes are available and it appears the developers are still adding new ones. The gameplay is enjoyable but my major gripe at this point in release is that there are no tooltips or tutorial available to tell you how to use the special blocks that appear, making their use complete guesswork that can make or break your game. This is a frustrating but perhaps understandable omission at this point in development. My minor gripe about the game is it's asking price of $30 which seems high for a game that competes with other casual puzzle titles that are sub $10. The overlay is supported, as is a single steam achievement, making this game ideal for Perfect Game hunters and puzzle enthusiasts alike. This is definitely a title to keep an eye on.

I love this game, I hope its will be more puzzles and mode in future

FaeVerse Alchemy is a unique puzzle game with good difficulty and a slightly dark and mysterious vibe which made it interesting and moderately enjoyable.

The atmosphere, including the sounds and artwork of the game is engaging and the gameplay is challenging and entertaining to a certain extent. Not much can be said for the replayability though, simply due to the fact that there are *currently* only two game modes available for play and the levels get repetitive pretty fast. This is an early access game so it's only fair to give some leeway as it is still in development.

But it's price of $29.99 is beyond ridiculous. The only reason I even considered trying it out was because I received a coupon for 90% off. Honestly, I was just curious to find out if it would surprise me with some astounding attribute or aspect that made it worth this much money. After spending a few hours playing, which I did enjoy despite my ranting on the price, I can't say that I found anything truly incredible enough to justify this price.

In conclusion, FaeVerse Alchemy was worth the few bucks that I spent on it thanks to my coupon. So if you can get your hands on one and would like to participate in the development of this game, I'd say go for it. But I wouldn't recommend it otherwise as there are many other complete puzzle games out there that will offer much more replayability and overall enjoyment.

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Ok early access review

1. Nice gameplay... what there is of it. Currently most of the game is locked out.
2. The price 30 bucks, is quite delusional for a bubble pop style game. Yes I used a 90% off coupon and so the 3 bucks I did pay was worth it even despite the locked out by 80% aspect. But Never pay more than 10 bucks for even any bubble pop game folks.

I'd recomend it.. later after more content comes out. And I'd wouldn't buy it without a coupon or a price reduction.

While this game is fun, it is very much unfinished. Many of the promised feature are not there. There is hardly anything in the game right now. This would not be a big deal for me being that it is early access, however there has not been a update or any progress in months. The dev have either secretly abandoned the game, or have a very poor work effort. They constantly claim they want to wait to have something big or finished before they update the game, but in the amount of time its been since there has been a update there is no reason why a large portion of the game hasn’t been finished. So for now even with a 90% off coupon I would avoid this game. Even if the dev released an update at this point I probably would not change my opinion until its actually released with the content promised because at this point that will either be never or in 2050.

From what I've played so far, it's a decent-enough puzzle game with an interesting transmutation mechanic (after you match at least 3 pieces, a piece of random color will form). From what I've seen, there are plenty of game modes (only 2 game modes at the moment; this is early-access, after all) and some intriguing crafting mechanics (what they're for, I do not know yet). It's a fun game... if you can get past the $30 price tag. Honestly, the price is just too high for what it is: a puzzle game. If it were $20 or even $15, then it would be more enticing. As it is, though, you might want to wait until a final release until this game becomes a little more worth the asking price.

This is a good combine three game. Got it for a dollar. Worth the whole dollar easily. Looks like more features will be added so time can make this a fantastic game. If you have some downtime and want to combine three different items then this should work just fine. fine. just fine.

An good,but overly expensive game.
This game has many good flaws,and i agree the game itself is good,but the price(unless you got a coupcon)is overly awful for those types of games. If dev makes enough content to sastify us/reduces to more accepctable price,i will possibly update it.

i love this game so much fun :)

Update 11/1/14. The game store page shows full controller support (meaning this game can be launched and played entirely with a controller). I tested with a usb xbox 360 controller (the most frequently used controller on Steam) and found that nothing in the game can be controlled with a controller, there are also no options to enable controller support. No real gameplay changes. Still about the same amount of content as over 6 months ago. The menus are still clunky. Updates are slow and infrequent, not sure what is actually being done with them. Seems like a tweak here and there, no real content being added overtime. More than 80% of the menu items are still entirely disabled. You still need to scroll to see all the menus but you still can't use the scroll wheel you have to click and drag behind the menu as if you were on a touchscreen. This gives the game a more authentic mobile port feeling.

Update 6/9/14: Played another 2 hours of the game. Not much has changed. The small amount of content in the game is still fun. The menus still feel ported over from mobile and are not well suited for mouse--you'll find yourself needing to click-hold and drag the main menu around to get to the different options. The developer replied to my review, only commented on the items related to price though. The developer has stated that he's decided to remove the more advanced pet features from this game (not yet present, pets show "coming soon" on the menu) and make a seperate game out of the majority of the planned pet features.

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This is an early access game and I will update my review as time goes on to reflect the current state of the game.

$30 is definitely way too much for this game, even once it reaches full release.

Also, do not buy expecting the game currently has full controller support, as currently advertised on the Steam store page. Sadly, there is also absolutely no controller support to be found within the game at this time. It is best practice to only put list features currently in game on the side Steam features at a glance area but it seems like the developer jumped ahead and added what may possibly be added in the future. That is, provided he doesn't decide to move that feature to his "next game" as he has been doing with other promised features.

On first impression you'll realize you just bought a port of the iOS puzzle game for about 30x more than it costs on a portable device. The game has awkward menus that one must click and hold with the mouse to slide them around. It feels quite awkward. You are likely to think the menus are broken, as it seems like things are off screen and there isn't any intuitive way to access the off-screen menu items with a standard mouse.

Even in early access, the developer talks so highly of his game that I thought perhaps it would blow me away. I imagined never before seen mechanics and gameplay but found myself disspointed with the hype. I would recommend waiting until the price is reduced to $15 max.

It's interesting to find a game in early access where feedback is highly censored and not welcome from experienced fans of the genre. What is the point of making your game early access if you aren't willing to make the game others want to buy and play?


The gameplay itself is limited to one mode at the moment where you play until the gamespace fills up. This is quite challenging and fun. As you play you match 3 elements and each match creates new elements. These new elements then start to appear in the pieces you are given to make creating new elemets even easier. It's always exciting to try and see what new element comes next and it makes for that authentic "just one more game" feeling.

Sound effects are minimal and nice, they seem just right for this kind of game. The music is a bit repetitive with 3 or so tracks, they seem similar and are quite short. The music has the same low quality mono sounding echo that the music in Faerie Solitaire has. Hopefully the music will get a nice upgrade in quality as game development goes on.


You will find that the developer for this game has an interesting "my way or the highway" type personality. When the game was first released as early access the forums filled up with potential customers (many of which love puzzle games and own his previous game on Steam and are genuinely interested in purchasing and playing this game) wondering why the price for this game is 3x higher than any other puzzle game on Steam, including the best selling games in this genre.

The developer started deleting price topics and making rules that comments are welcome as long as they are not about the price. He would then say that if you don't like the price then you must not be a true fan of quality puzzle games because he loves this game he is creating. He even started telling the gamers that this game isn't for you if you think $30 is too much. Requesting an explanation of what makes the game so unique results in a pasted copy of the match 3 concepts that are in this game, nothing unique or exciting about it.

Next up the developer created a sub forum called "Price Topics Go Here" and started closing and moving topics. You would think having so many topics about the price would give a clue as to what action is needed next for a healthy community. The sub-forum became too much of a hassle and was closed. Now he has one pinned (and locked) topic about price being something he will not discusss, even if it is questions about what makes the game worth 3x more than the competition.

I would definitely wait on this title--you won't have much of a chance to give input. If you don't like how things are--then, as he would say, "This game isn't for you."

This is a wonderful puzzle game. Already one of my favorites. It reminds me of Tetris in that you move your puzzle piece into position and you match three like in Bejeweled. Additionally, they have added a crafting component to the game. Very fun game.

Early access, not recommended at this time. I picked this up with a coupon, but if you're interested, install Faerie Alchemy on your Android or iOS device for free.

The core match 3 gameplay is good, and the planned features sound promising, with a storyline, multiple game modes, a pet system, and multiplayer. Though the game has potential, the current state is what you would expect from a free mobile game. The controls are touch oriented, and those features nonexistent. There is only a single basic game mode along with a rudimentary inventory and crafting system.

Consists mostly of greyed out game options that can't be selected. Maybe some day it will be a whole game. When/If that happens, and it's worthwhile, I will be changing this review. But as for right now, it's absolutely not worth the price tag. There are free flash versions of games exactly like what's offered so far. Save yourself 30 bucks.
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The developer makes excuses on every negative review. "I'm making this game only for people who like it." That is NOT how you give customers what they want. Listen to what the people are telling you they are PAYING you to make this game. Don't just put out some abandoned piece of trash like this, and then tell everyone why it's their fault when they point out you released broken trash. The last time I contacted the developer I was told there would be "weekly updates to fix these issues". That was now over two months ago. Not an update since. This is an abandoned project, or worse, a cash grab-and-run scheme from the start. I can't tell which. Don't give FaeVerse a freaking dime. To support this kind of "developer" is to punish the gaming community at large.

This game is far from finished. It currently contains 2 "Game modes", and they are just spin offs of bejeweled like games. That being said, this game has some potential. The crafting of items puts a new spin on the boring gameplay similar to so many others. I would recommend waiting for the game to be completely finished before even considering in a purchase, assuming it ever will be finished.

Looks like this will be a great game when there is more content! Can't wait for achievements and leaderboards too, And evem more game modes! Hopefully the dev team doesn't give up on this game and leave it out to dry..

Fun game but this game is nowhere finished? Bought it just because i wanted a match 3 game. Price is to high to help it sale so i would suggest a price cut before buying.

Why recomend? Well i think this game have alot of potential. It seems it will have alot of different modes to play. Gfx and music is sweet and fits the game.

At the moments there is only 2 modes to play.

FaeVerse Alchemy is a very beautifuly designed puzzle game, it is well catchy. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to stop playing it with the forth coming updates.

Plays well, challenging and has all the Subsoap flair I know and love. Early access game, but it's getting better with each patch. Worth looking into if you like block matching puzzle games.

Developemental stages or not this is highly addicting and a great game to play I love it.

Like Tetris, or Dr. Mario? This is the game for you. Lots of stuff to beat, Progress & craft!